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The Kitchen Brigade Positions The basic hierarchy of the classical kitchen brigade system is as follows: Chef de Cusine - the head honcho, or executive chef, in charge of the entire kitchen (basically the general)
The traditional hierarchy of the kitchen is a system called the brigade, created in France in the 19th century by Auguste Escoffier. Although most modern restaurants do not follow the traditional brigade system to the letter, many of the positions in restaurants are still referred to using the French terminology. For a full listing of job titles in the traditional brigade, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigade_de_cuisine Table 2 lists job titles from the brigade system that are still in common use and describes how they fit into the modern restaurant structure.